Boise City, Oklahoma
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Boise City is a city in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,483 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cimarron County[Geographic references#6GR6]. 'Boise', in the city name, is pronounced to rhyme with 'voice'.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 1,483 people, 610 households, and 400 families residing in the city. The population density was 454.4/km² (1,180.6/mi²). There were 752 housing units at an average density of 230.4/km² (598.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.66% White, 0.20% African American, 1.69% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 13.35% from other races, and 2.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.04% of the population.There were 610 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,071, and the median income for a family was $35,761. Males had a median income of $23,088 versus $17,679 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,821. About 14.7% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.
Trivia
Boise City is the only city in the United States to be bombed during World War II. The bombing occurred on July 5, 1943, at approximately 12:30 a.m. by a B-17 Bomber. This occurred because pilots performing target practice became disoriented and mistook the lights around the town square as their target. No one was killed in the attack, but the pilots were embarrassed. For the 50th anniversary of the attack, the pilots were brought back to Boise City.External links
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